Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st read more

Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath,
He understood b' implicit faith.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy goes no further than probabilities, and in every assertion keeps a doubt in reserve.

Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.

Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

Philosophy is an unusually ingenious attempt to think fallaciously.

The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our
difference: to be in hell is to drift: to read more

The philosopher is Nature's pilot. And there you have our
difference: to be in hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to
steer.

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently.

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently.